While Steamers projections applied to Donaldson seem optimistic (“per 650” would be a 95 percentile outcome, imo!), I agree with you JA that this was a pretty clever and cost effective way for the Yankees to address their needs, especially defensively. Dammit.
It's possible - but it's starting to feel like Cashman is being too patient and safe. If any of these things don't happen...we're looking at a team that might just be worse than last year in an offseason where immense talent was available. And I gotta be honest, the fact that our only options are mega contracts or mediocre players, I'm pretty disappointed already. I don't care what it would have cost for Olson, that made so much sense it hurts my brain. Trade Volpe for Olson and sign Correa. So now if we get stuck with Rizzo and Manea as our big acquisitions, has this team really gotten better? We can talk about WAR and the statistical side of shit but at the end of the day, this year is pretty important for the current roster and we still have "prime" Judge/Stanton. How is it that we're potentially going to enter the season with the same first base situation, same starters, same bullpen, and DJL floating around.
The 1B situation is far from set, the pitching staff could use another top guy as could most teams (but they do hopefully have Severino coming back), and Donaldson is potentially a big upgrade. It probably doesn't help but Fangraphs updates with every personnel move and have NY way ahead of the other AL teams currently:
This may be true, but I've always found it pretty dumb. If you trade a great player to a team in your league, he may beat you here and there, but he'll beat your competition far more often.
OK, but what you or I think about this is completely irrelevant, I'm just pointing out that it happens (the Indians always do this, for example) and it may have happened again here.
I think DJ would just play 1B and Donaldson would stay at 3B. But regardless, I'd still prefer IKF at SS instead of Story unless it was for short years.
Yeah, you’re probably right on DJ/Donaldson and I don’t disagree with the Story part either, just trying to point out that Cashman has options still if he wants.
Yeah he is behind schedule but Taillon is ahead of schedule and expected to start the season on time.
Well, they may need to extend Gallo too because my goodness is the FA class horrible next year. Judge should test it, he'd be the number 1 fa by far.
And NY is short on high minors OF depth, still kind of surprised they cut Clint before Andujar.
If they don't trade anyone (unlikely), there is an argument that they'd be better with Hicks hurt, Judge or Gallo moves to CF, Stanton moves to a corner OF, Voit moves to DH.
